Still Life with a Cat
Technical Details
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Title
Still Life with a Cat -
Author
Johannes Fyt -
Year
1640 - 55 -
Dimensions
cm 106 x 145 -
Inventory
305 -
Room
XXXIII
This painting has been in the Brera since 1813 together with its companion piece, Still life with a Crossbow, signed bottom left: “Jan Fyt”. The Flemish artist Jan Fyt was an oustanding painter of animals, his work much appreciated for its meticulous attention to detail. The still life genre also spawned a flourishing market in Italy and was one of the most popular genres with a broad variety of patrons.